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Conversations with professionals, friends and experts on all things geri and bright! Through real talk and levity, Grand Plans is dedicated to making elder care and aging discussions less taboo and help us all become the Geri-wes we want to be!
Susanna Barton hosts Grand Plans, a education show with 32 episodes published.
Caring for an aging parent, especially with dementia, is one of the most profound and demanding seasons of life, yet so many families enter it without a roadmap. In this deeply personal and practical conversation, Susann
What does it mean to have a good death—and who can help us prepare for it? In this episode of Grand Plans , Susanna Barton speaks with Nada Frazier, LCSW , a palliative care social worker, grief counseling specialist, an
When we talk about planning for the second half of life, the conversation usually focuses on legal documents, finances, and housing decisions. But what about the daily habits that determine how we actually feel as we age
One in four Americans is a caregiver — yet many are quietly operating in crisis mode, assuming they’ll plan for their own future “someday.” In Season 4, Episode 5 of Grand Plans, Susanna Barton sits down with Susan Stern
What happens when “a little extra help” suddenly becomes 24/7 care? In this episode of Grand Plans, Susanna shares a deeply personal story about serving as primary caregiver and financial power of attorney for friends’ a
In this inspiring international episode of The Grand Plans Podcast, Susanna sits down with Joanne Hickox , Executive Director of Seniors on a Mission and visionary behind the groundbreaking G3 Village concept in Northeas
In this episode of Grand Plans, host Susanna Barton sits down with lifelong friend Brian Levy , Chief Relationship Officer of Cambridge Caregivers and Manchester Homes , for an honest, behind-the-scenes conversation abou
Caregiving doesn’t start with a crisis—and it doesn’t end with a checklist. In this powerful Season 4 opener of Grand Plans, host Susanna Barton sits down with Jeanette Yates , a Jacksonville-based author, lifelong careg
Happy New Year! No better time than the start of 2026 to relaunch Grand Plans the Podcast. This episode gets into our plans for the season to start the hype! So here’s your small, powerful action step for today—this week
How exciting to launch the first episode of the new Grand Plans podcast, "GeriTales" with two awesome senior living professionals, Sarah Dymond and Kari Bell from River Garden Hebrew Home for the Aged in Jacksonville, FL
Today's conversation is with Jacksonville-based Seniors on a Mission Executive Director Joanne Hickox. In addition to leading and founding a nonprofit organization that brings purpose and community to local seniors throu
In this final recording of the five-session Grand Plans: The Workshop, participants discuss the last four steps of a workable Grand Plan, including having a legacy mindset, playing the "What If?" and "Ask Yourself Honest
We are back in the Literary Lounge for the fourth meeting of Grand Plans: The Workshop. Today, we unpack some of the nuances around steps 13-16 including trusting the people who love us, embracing technology and creating
In this Season 3 episode of the Grand Plans podcast, a recording of the third Grand Plans: The Workshop gathering, we unpack steps 9-12 of a workable Grand Plan, putting things in drive with topics like "relinquishing th
Grand Plans: The Workshop launched January 23 and continued January 30 with a lively discussion around the conference table at The Literary Lounge bookstore. We dissected and discussed and dug into steps 5-8 of a workabl
Grand Plans: The Workshop launched January 23 with a lively discussion around the conference table at The Literary Lounge bookstore. We dissected and discussed and dug into the first four steps of a workable Grand Plan a
Heather Bayfield, founder and president of Jacksonville Beach, FL-based Life Management Advisors and Care Management Advisors, helps clients manage tasks of daily living that can feel complicated and time-consuming as th
International, award-winning health researcher and Wellness Discovery newsletter author Heather Hausenblas PhD talks to us about some exciting senior-related topics including how to protect against Alzheimer’s, outwalkin
Amy Gunther, M Ed, an ACE-certified personal trainer and group fitness instructor has been working with active adults on their health and fitness for decades and has developed a seven-point plan we can all use for mainta
Amy Gunther, M Ed, an ACE-certified personal trainer and group fitness instructor has been working with active adults on their health and fitness for decades and has developed a seven-point plan we can all use for mainta
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